Limelight

A Cursorcerer alternative for live screen presenting

Cursorcerer manages when your cursor is hidden or shown. Limelight takes a different angle, making the cursor more followable with a glowing spotlight, and adds keystrokes and drawing for demos.

Utilities like Cursorcerer focus on cursor visibility, letting you hide or show the pointer on your terms. That control is handy when a visible cursor would be distracting.

Limelight is built for the opposite moment, when you want your audience to follow your pointer closely. It wraps the cursor in a glowing spotlight (⌃⌥1), and adds on-screen keystroke badges (⌃⌥2) and freehand drawing (⌃⌥3) from one menu-bar overlay.

If your goal is to control whether the cursor appears at all, Cursorcerer fits that job. If your goal is to present and have viewers track your cursor while you demo shortcuts and draw, Limelight is built for that.

Why Limelight

  • ▸Glowing cursor spotlight makes your pointer the focus instead of hiding it
  • ▸On-screen keystroke display turns the shortcuts you press into clear badges
  • ▸Freehand drawing to annotate live, cleared with ⌃⌥C
  • ▸Runs as a pure menu-bar overlay, native SwiftUI, $15 one-time after a 7-day trial
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One-time payment, no subscription. 7-day free trial, then $15 once. macOS 14+, notarized by Apple.

FAQ

Does Limelight hide the cursor like Cursorcerer?
No. Limelight does the opposite by adding a glowing spotlight that makes your cursor easier to follow during presentations, demos, and recordings.
What does Limelight cost?
Limelight is $15 as a one-time purchase after a 7-day free trial, with all updates included, on macOS 14 and later.

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